June 15, 2016 Canadian lawmakers approve gender neutral version of 'O Canada' Canada's House of Commons has voted to render the country's national anthem gender neutral.
June 15, 2016 The Latest: Roof at Stade Pierre Mauroy will be closed The Latest on from soccer's European Championship (all times local): ___ 11:45 a.m.
June 15, 2016 Venezuela steps up military presence in town hit by looting Venezuelan security forces are stepping up their presence in the coastal city of Cumana after more than 20 businesses were violently ransacked in another day of unrest across the crisis-wracked country.
June 15, 2016 Advocacy group accuses UN of not being neutral in Syria An international advocacy group has accused the United Nations of not being neutral in the Syrian conflict, claiming the world body is prioritizing its relationship with the Damascus government over delivering aid to civilians.
June 15, 2016 Mexican teachers block shopping malls, streets, train tracks Unionized teachers protesting against teacher testing have blockaded streets, a shopping mall and even train tracks in the western state of Michoacan.
June 15, 2016 Argentina: Ex-official caught with millions now in hospital An official in the former government of President Cristina Fernandez who was arrested as he allegedly tried to hide $9 million in cash at an Argentine monastery has been transferred to a local hospital.
June 15, 2016 Iraq says senior military commander killed while fighting IS Iraq's Defense Ministry says a senior military commander has been killed while fighting Islamic State militants in the country's north.
June 15, 2016 Puerto Rico mourns, prepares to bury those killed at club Puerto Ricans held somber vigils and prepared to bury many of their own after authorities said nearly half of those killed at a gay nightclub in Florida had ties to the U.S. territory.
June 15, 2016 Diplomat: NATO poised to extend Afghanistan mission A senior NATO diplomat says the alliance will likely agree next month to extend the Afghanistan training mission and keep troops in all four sections of the country next year.
June 15, 2016 Kerry, in Norway, sees Iran FM over nuke deal sanctions U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Norway, where he will meet Iran's foreign minister over renewed Iranian complaints that it's not getting the sanctions relief it deserves under last year's landmark nuclear deal.